? Glechoma hederacea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Lamiales Family: Lamiaceae Genus: Glechoma Species: G. hederacea
Binomial name
Glechoma hederacea L.

Glechoma hederacea (Ground-ivy) is a flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae, native to Europe and southwestern Asia. Other common names include Alehoof, Creeping Charlie, Field Balm, and Run-away-robin. Scientific classification or biological classification is how biologists group and categorize extinct and living species of organisms. ... Divisions Land plants (embryophytes) Non-vascular plants (bryophytes) Marchantiophyta - liverworts Anthocerotophyta - hornworts Bryophyta - mosses Vascular plants (tracheophytes) Lycopodiophyta - clubmosses Equisetophyta - horsetails Pteridophyta - true ferns Psilotophyta - whisk ferns Ophioglossophyta - adderstongues Seed plants (spermatophytes) †Pteridospermatophyta - seed ferns Pinophyta - conifers Cycadophyta - cycads Ginkgophyta - ginkgo Gnetophyta - gnetae Magnoliophyta - flowering plants Adiantum pedatum (a fern... Classes Magnoliopsida - Dicots Liliopsida - Monocots The flowering plants (also called angiosperms) are a major group of land plants. ... Orders see text Dicotyledons or dicots are flowering plants whose seed contains two embryonic leaves or cotyledons. ... Families See text The Order Lamiales is a taxon in the asterid group of dicotyledonous flowering plants. ... Genera Many, see text Ref: Delta 2002-07-22 Lamiaceae, or the Mint family, is a family of plants in about 180 genera and some 3,500 species. ... Species See text. ... In biology, binomial nomenclature is the formal method of naming species. ... Carolus Linnaeus Carl Linnaeus, also known after his ennoblement as â–¶ (help· info), and in English usually under the Latinized name Carolus Linnaeus (May 23, 1707 – January 10, 1778), the name with which his publications were signed, was a Swedish botanist and physician who laid the foundations for the modern scheme... Classes Magnoliopsida - Dicots Liliopsida - Monocots The flowering plants (also called angiosperms) are a major group of land plants. ... Genera Many, see text Ref: Delta 2002-07-22 Lamiaceae, or the Mint family, is a family of plants in about 180 genera and some 3,500 species. ... World map showing Europe A satellite composite image of Europe Europe is conventionally considered one of the seven continents which, in this case, is more a cultural and political distinction than a physiogeographic one. ... See also: Asian and Eurasian World map showing Asia. ...

It is a variable species, its size being influenced by environmental conditions, from 5 cm up to 50 cm tall. It has small, round or reniform, crenate leaves 2-3 cm diameter, on 3-6 cm long stalks. The bluish-violet bilaterally symmetrical flowers grow in opposite clusters of 2-3 flowers in the leaf axils on the upper part of the four-sided stem. In botany, a leaf is an above-ground plant organ specialized for photosynthesis. ... Clivia miniata bears bright orange flowers. ...

It is a common plant in grasslands and wooded areas, or on wasteland.

Ecological aspects

A number of wild bees fly upon this plant. Examples are Anthophora furcata, Anthidum manicatum, Anthophora plumipes, Anthophora quadrimaculata, Osmia aurulenta, Osmia caerulentes, and Osmia uncinata.

Cultivation and uses

It is sometimes grown as a potted plant, and occasionally as a ground cover. It can be a problem weed in heavy, rich soils with good fertility, high moisture, and low boron content. It thrives in shady areas where grass will not grow, though it can also be a problem in full sun. Small infestations can be controlled through hand weeding. Repeated weeding is required because the plant is rhizomatous and will continue to grow from its roots. Download high resolution version (1406x2381, 679 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Download high resolution version (1406x2381, 679 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Groundcover is any plant used for the purpose of growing over an area of ground to hide it or to protect it from erosion or drought. ... A weed is an unwanted plant. ... General Name, Symbol, Number boron, B, 5 Chemical series metalloids Group, Period, Block 13, 2, p Appearance black/brown Atomic mass 10. ... Ginger rhizome In botany, a rhizome is a usually-underground, horizontal stem of a plant that often sends out roots and shoots from its nodes. ...

While often thought of as a weed for its propensity for spreading, the plant has culinary and medicinal uses. It makes an excellent and tasty herb tea that is rich in vitamin C, and the essential oil of the plant has many potent medicinal properties. The plant has been used for centuries as a general tonic for colds and coughs and its biochemical constituents are known to reduce inflammation and congestion of the mucus membranes. Pick a handful of the fresh herb, rinse it, and place in a teapot with hot water to create a pleasant, healthful tea. Chemical structure of vitamin C. Vitamin C is a water-soluble nutrient essential for life, used by the human body for many purposes. ... An essential oil is a concentrated, hydrophobic liquid containing volatile aromatic compounds extracted from plants. ...

External links

• Ground Ivy at altnature.com